Ice bunker



' A. AUDET ICE BUNKER Filed Feb. 8,

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A. AUDET ICE BUNKER Filed Feb. 8 1925 2 Shees-Sheet 2 awww/dro@ Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

Y ARTHUR AUDET, F CONCORD,

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Application led February 8, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ARTHUR AUDnT, a subject of the King of England, residing at Concord, in the county ci lvlerriinaclriand State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful improvements in l'ce Bunlrers; and l do declare the ollow ing to be a full, clear, and of the invention, skilled in the art make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in ice bunkers used in refrigerator cars and has more particular the type in which the inner wall of the bunker entends transversely of the car in spaced relation with one end wall thereof spaced upwardly and terminates on a line from the car floor to permit the insertion and removal of a drip pan which receives the drippings from the ice supportedupon the usual or any preferred grating.

lt is the principal object of my invention to provide a novel forni of barrier and unique means ior securing it in place between the inner wall of the bunker and the iioor of the car, for the purpose of retaining the drip pan in place beneath the ice supporting grating, .yet permitting quick and easy withdrawal of said pan whenever necessary. Y W ith the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings.

VFigure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through one Vend of a refrigerator car equipped with a bunker constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view as indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Figure i is a fragmentary sectional view similar" to a portion of Fig. 2 but out, in part, on a diiierent plane.

Figure is a perspective view oitl the barrier which secures the drip pan in place.

ln the drawings above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates one vertical end wall of a refrigerator car and the character 2 indicates the door of the car. Spaced inwardly from the wall land extending transversely across the car, is a wall 3 which coacts with portions of the car sides and the exact descriptionV such as will enable others Y ,to which it appertains to' reference to bunkers of semi no. 617,812.

end wall 1, in forming anice bunker B, this bunker being suitably lined as indicated at 4: and being provided at its lower end with an ice supporting grating 5 which is spaced above the licor 2.

In constructing the wall 3, l preferably mount a horizontal beam 6 transversely in the car in vertically spaced relation with the licor 2, secure a pair of upright studs 7 to the sides ot `the car, suitably anchor intermediate studs 8 tothe beam 6 and secure the upper ends of these studs to one of the usual roof supports 9, by means of bolts or the like 10. 1n the present construction, a spacing bar 11 is interposed between the upper ends of the studs and the support 9.

By employing theV construction just described, a rigid framework is provided for the wall 3 which will be suciently durable to withstand all stresses, regardless of the `tact that it does not extend entirely to the `door of the car.v

,An appropriate drip pan 12 is provided beneath the ice supporting grating 5 and for the purpose of holding this pan norinally in place and protecting it against injury due to"`possible shifting of the load within the car, l provide a transverse barrier secured detachably in place beneath the wall 3. ln the preferred form of construction, this barrier is in the torniV of a transverse beam 17 whose ends have mortise and tenen or other suitable connections with a pair of upright blocks 18. These blocks project a slight distance below the bar 17 for reception in sockets 19 in the floor 2. The upper ends of the blocks 18 entend a greater distance from the bar 17 and are provided with openings 20 in which lag screws 21 or other fasteners are received, for the purpose of securing the two blocks 18 to the sides of the car.

By securing the bar 17 in place in the manner above described, it will be seen that this bar will secure the pan 12 in place and protect the saine against injury, yet that by simply removing the two fasteners 21 and tilting the bar and its blocks 18 inwardly, said blocks may be entirely disengaged from the sockets 19 and thus may be bodily removed to permit withdrawal of the pan.

Attention may be directedl to the fact that the depending' portions of the blocks 18 and the ends oi' the'sockets 19 form co-acting shoulders carried by the barrier 17 for holding its lower portion in place and the upper portions of theblocks 18 form lugs through which the fasteners 21 pass. Obviously, equivalent parts could be substituted for these elements.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a simple and durable ice bunker which7 while normally holdingthe drip pan in place and protecting the same, will `permit quick and easy removal thereof when necessary. s excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, they .are preferably `followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

l. A refrigerator car ice bunker comprising an inner transverse wall spaced from one end wall of the car and terminating in vertically spaced relation with the car floor, a, drip pan under the bunker .removable by sliding it under said inner wall.l a removable barrier for holding said pan in place, said barrier being interposed between the aforesaid inner wall and the ioor of the car, coacting means on the barrier and the car for securing the lower portion of said barrier in place', said means being releasable by outwardly swinging the upper portion of the barrier, and releasable means for securing the upper portion of said barrier normally against such outward swinginof.

2. A refrigerator car ice bunker comprising an inner transverse wall spaced from one Ving an inner transverse end wall of the car and terminating in ver tically spaced relation with the floor of said ear, a drip pan under the bunker removable by sliding it under said inner wall of the bunker, a barrier interposed between said inner-wall and the floor of the car for retaining said pan in place, co-acting shoulders on the barrier and the car floor for securing the lower portion of the former in place, lugs extending upwardly from said barrier, and detachable fasteners passing through said lugs and engaging relatively stationary part-s to secure the barrier in place.

3. A refrigerator car ice bunker compriswail spaced from one end wall of the car and terminating in vertically spaced relation with the ioor of said car, a drip pan under the bunker removable by sliding it under said inner wall of the bunker, a horizontal barrier bar resting on and extending transversely of the car door under said inner wall of the bunker, vertical blocks secured to the ends of said barrier bar and extending both upwardly and downwardly therefrom, the iioor of the car having sockets removably receiving the lower ends of said blocks, and detachable fasteners passing through the upper ends of said blocks and engaged with relatively stationary parts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto ailixed my signature.

ARTHUR aunar. 

